Wilson GST Composite Football - Youth Size

Ordered this online and what was in the box was not what was pictured. It's a GST Composite TDY, but it has a giant Dick Sporting Goods logo on a third panel. This minimizes grippable surface area and is definitely not game worthy.

I bought this ball because our high school team uses the leather version. This ball is probably the best ball on the market for its price. The composite leather is very grippy and easy to catch, and the ball itself looks very sharp with the orangey leather and gold writing. I must note that the stripes are not painted on like its shown in the picture. Instead they are sewn on with black stitching, which i prefer. When i first took it out of the box and practiced throwing it because im a quarterback, i was a little mystified that i could not throw a good spiral with it but could throw perfect spirals with my other old ones. but all it needs is some breaking in by throwing it and playing catch with someone else and pretty soon it throws perfect spirals for itself.

First of all, I’m a huge fan of Wilson footballs. I loved the feel of snapping the football and throwing it, but it began to deform not that long after purchase. The end of the ball is shaped oddly compared to the other, and one side of the laces is elevated than the other which does mess with the ball feel. I’m not sure if the liver is ripped or popped but the football is shaped oddly on one end, and this happened to another Wilson ball I had last year which is now discontinued, I would recommend this product but the ball should not be shaped like this.